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of their property subject to reasonable regulation and consistent with the Customary Use of the Beach by the public. 5. The Board desires to balance all reasonable competing uses of the Beach. 6. The Board wishes to preserve the status quo of the open beaches of Flagler County and maintain the rural character of its beaches. Section II. Code of Ordinances Amendment. Section 7-1 of the Flagler County Code of Ordinances is amended as follows (additions shown in underline, deletions shown as strikethrough): Sec. 7-1. — �^ se -tion 1 6.Customary Use of the Beach. (a) For purposes of this Section, the term, "Beach," shall mean the entirety of the dry sandy (in some cases rocky) areas of the Atlantic Ocean beaches in Flagler County extending landward of the mean high water line to the easternmost seaward side of any sea wall, dune bluff, dune toe, rock revetment toe or any permanent dune vegetation. (b) Public Access and Use. (1) The public's longstanding customary use of the dry sand areas of all of the Beach for recreational purposes is hereby recognized and protected. The public, individually and collectively, subiect to the provisions herein, shall have the right of personal ingress and egress to and from the Beach from public_ approaches or public dune crossovers and the right to make customary recreational use of the Beach. (2) It is prohibited for any person to obstruct or hinder the right of the public, individually and collectively, to enter or leave the beach by way of any public approach or public dune crossover or to use lawfully any part of the Beach for customary recreational purposes. It is further prohibited for any person to display any warning, in whatever form, in an attempt to prohibit or hinder public access to, or use of, the Beach. (c) Limitations. (1) This Ordinance does not authorize the access and use of privately owned areas of the Beach after 10 p.m. and before sunrise, nor any commercial use at any time. Page 9 of 11 207